Explore the In Our Time archive
In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1998. Here’s the official site.
There are almost a thousand episodes listed here (1027 excluding repeats etc), on all kinds of topics, and they are all available to listen to on the BBC website.
This unofficial site is about finding what to listen to next.
Directory → Browse episodes by library topic
Archive → Browse by year
You can also search for episodes (tap the link at the top of the page). You can be fairly descriptive, e.g. ‘novels by women’ or ‘prehistoric earth’ will give good results.
From an episode page, explore related episodes or tap on a guest to see other episodes in which they have appeared. (See also: All guests.)
The reading list is also shown, when available, with links to Google Books.
Recent episodes
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Mercury
5 May, 2024 520 Astronomy -
Bertolt Brecht
28 Apr, 2024 830 German and related literatures -
Napoleon’s Hundred Days
21 Apr, 2024 940 History of Europe -
Lysistrata
14 Apr, 2024 880 Classical and modern Greek literatures -
Nikola Tesla
7 Apr, 2024 620 Engineering -
The Kalevala
28 Mar, 2024 890 Other literatures -
Julian the Apostate
21 Mar, 2024 930 History of the Ancient World -
The Waltz
14 Mar, 2024 780 Music -
The Mokrani Revolt
7 Mar, 2024 960 History of Africa -
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
29 Feb, 2024 530 Physics